The fear of depleting ozone layer giving rise to increased greenhouse effect and global warming is making industries look towards greener and environment friendly options. The concept of paperless office was geared towards the same goal and green printing technology could surely be an ultimate approach to global warming.

Though one should avoid taking unnecessary printouts and should use both the sides of the sheet while printing, here is a list of green printing technology options that can be utilized for saving our environment:

Select post consumer waste paper for printing that has been made using renewable energy sources such as solar or wind energy. Now hemp and kenaf treeless papers are also available in market that will support your ‘go green’ initiative

Rather than using petroleum based ink utilized inks made from soy or vegetable dyes which are free from metallic ingredients and are also cost effective. Try using a printer that can be operated using any renewable energy source like wind power or solar energy.

While packaging the printed papers avoid using foils, bindings or adhesives. You can drastically reduce the ink usage by using standard sized papers for printing and going for just one or maximum two color prints.

These green printing technologies could well be our attempt towards saving our mother earth.